Biography

Early life

Baker was born in Ohio. She received her bachelor's degree in nutrition and home economics from Purdue University. She met her future husband, Bill Baker, in 1941 while both were participating in a Purdue University student debate called "Are Men Good Or Bad?" Bill, who had attended the debate for a speech class, asked her out on a date the next day. The couple married on the same day that Jane graduated from Purdue in 1946 and had two children.

THE ALIBI

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